"tapu" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɑːpuː/ Forms: tapus [plural]
Rhymes: -ɑːpu Etymology: Borrowed from Maori tapu. Doublet of kapu. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|tapu}} Maori tapu Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} tapu (countable and uncountable, plural tapus)
  1. (New Zealand) Alternative form of taboo Tags: New-Zealand, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: taboo Categories (topical): Religion Categories (place): New Zealand
    Sense id: en-tapu-en-noun-0Kasz~Uv Disambiguation of Religion: 50 50 Disambiguation of New Zealand: 51 49 Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 16 16 5 7 2 3 11 11 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 3 5 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 17 7 8 2 2 13 14 1 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 3 2 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈtɑːpuː/ Forms: tapus [present, singular, third-person], tapuing [participle, present], tapued [participle, past], tapued [past]
Rhymes: -ɑːpu Etymology: Borrowed from Maori tapu. Doublet of kapu. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mi|tapu}} Maori tapu Head templates: {{en-verb}} tapu (third-person singular simple present tapus, present participle tapuing, simple past and past participle tapued)
  1. (New Zealand) Alternative form of taboo Tags: New-Zealand, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: taboo Categories (topical): Religion Categories (place): New Zealand
    Sense id: en-tapu-en-verb-0Kasz~Uv Disambiguation of Religion: 50 50 Disambiguation of New Zealand: 51 49 Categories (other): New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 14 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 14 entries: 16 16 5 7 2 3 11 11 2 2 3 3 0 2 3 3 5 3 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 17 7 8 2 2 13 14 1 2 2 2 0 1 2 2 3 2 1

Inflected forms

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